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 1991 RFL SEASON RESULTS 

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PLAYER TRANSFERS

IN: Ian Cohen, Chris Conlan (Central Districts, SA), Colin Cassidy (Barham), Malcolm Irvin (Barellan), Andrew Kerr (Cobram), Alan Parr, Shane Ruyg (Donald), Leon Stow.

OUT: Joe Box, Robert Harrington (Coleambally), Tony Hicks, Brian Rava, Ron Roe (Darwin), Gary Waters; David Overs (Barellan).

Round 1 - Sunday April 14, 1991 at Narrandera Sportsground

Narrandera .... 2.2 .. 5.5 .. 9.6 .. 14.7 (91)

Griffith ............ 5.3 .. 12.5 .. 18.10 .. 27.16 (178)

Goals: Narrandera: V Hugo 7, K Mulholland 2, T Cummings 2, M Clark, S Rose, M Harrison

Griffith: L Parish 7, C Conlan 4, J Bennett 3, G Toscan 3, G Collins 2, A Kerr 2, S Ruyg 2, P Biron, R Owen, J Reid, D Gee

Best players: Narrandera: K Mulholland, M Hopwood, M Quilter, V Hugo, T Cummings, W Dunne

Griffith: C Conlan, A Kerr, J Bennett, R Burdett, W Bottcher, J Reid

Griffith: Shane Ruyg*, Rick Burdett, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr*, Robbie Owen, Jamie Reid*, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan*, Darren Prest, David Gee*, Paul Biron

Other matches - SAT: EWK 11.9 (75) def by Wagga 22.10 (142); SUN: Coolamon 21.27 (153) def Leeton 3.9 (27), Turvey Park 13.20 (98) def by GGGM 16.10 (106)

Reserves: Griffith 12.12 (84) d Narrandera 9.7 (61)

Goals: P King 4, C Files 2, J Shannon 2, L Stow 2, D Irvine, M Irvin

Under 18: Griffith 13.17 (95) d Narrandera 8.4 (52)

Goals: B Hathaway 5, G Owen 3, N Duff 2, E Knight 2, B Dalnevo

Round 2 - Sunday April 21, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................................ 1.4 .. 9.8 .. 12.9 .. 15.15 (105)

East Wagga-Kooringal ... 3.5 .. 6.7 .. 8.10 .. 10.10 (70)

Goals: Griffith: S Ruyg 4, L Parish 3, D Collins 3, C Conlan, D Gee, P McDiarmid, J Bennett, J Reid

EWK: K McPherson 2, B Suckling 2, B McLaughlan 2, B Price, J Gollasch, P Perryman, P Sculley

Best players: Griffith: P Biron, S Ruyg, R Burdett, M O'Connor, J Bennett

EWK: B Suckling, P Sculley, C Absolum, S Absolum, P Morphett

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Andrew Kerr, Robbie Owen, Jamie Reid, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, David Gee, Peter McDiarmid, Paul Biron

Umpires: Mick Maloney and Brian Smedley (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 27.18 (180) def Coolamon 11.8 (74), SUN: GGGM 10.16 (76) def Narrandera 9.8 (62), Leeton 8.7 (55) def by Turvey Park 24.10 (154)

Reserves: Griffith 18.17 (125) d East Wagga-Kooringal 6.5 (41)

Goals: J Stewart 5, B Browne 2, B Corner 2, J Gladman 2, C Cassidy, C Files, M Irvin, R Irvin, P King, A Pavese, M Signor

Under 18: Griffith 17.13 (115) d East Wagga-Kooringal 2.2 (14)

Goals: B Hathaway 3, T Butcher 2, G Foley 2, B Hammond 2, E Knight 2, G Kuypers 2, G Owen 2, A Patterson 2

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Round 3 - Sunday April 28, 1991 at Kindra Park

Coolamon .... 3.4 .. 13.7 .. 16.8 .. 19.10 (124)

Griffith ......... 5.5 .. 8.8 .. 14.9 .. 21.12 (138)

Goals: Coolamon: T Rudd 5, J Kennedy 3, B Allen 3, G McKelvie 2, A Noble 2, C Selby 2, P Kew, S Till

Griffith: D Collins 4, L Parish 3, J Bennett 3, C Cassidy 3, S Ruyg 2, C Conlan 2, D Gee, P King, D Scott, P McDiarmid

Best players: Coolamon: B Allen, S Till, A Parmenter, T Rudd, F Pattison, C Parr

Griffith: G Toscan, L Parish, D Scott, I Geddes, G Dreyer, C Conlan

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Aandrew Kerr, Jamie Reid, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, David Gee, Peter McDiarmid, Paul Biron, Colin Cassidy*

Umpires: M Patterson, G Cox (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 12.13 (85) def by Narrandera 14.15 (99); SUN: Leeton 5.7 (37) def by GGGM 26.19 (175), Turvey Park 18.17 (119) def Wagga 11.11 (77)

Reserves: Griffith 27.18 (144) d Coolamon 6.4 (40)

Goals: D Alpen 5, M Signor 3, C Files 2, M Irvin 2, J Stewart 2, L Stow 2, R Vio 2, J Norris, D Overs, A Pavese

Under 18: Griffith 23.19 (157) d Coolamon 1.8 (14)

Goals: n/a

Vic Health VCFL Country Championship Div. 1- Sunday May 5, 1991 at Robertson Oval

Riverina FL ................. 5.2 .. 11.3 .. 18.5 .. 22.6 (138)

Goulburn Valley FL ... 3.3 .. 5.9 .. 9.11 .. 13.14 (92)

Goals: Riverina: Mark Carroll 4, Jason Morton 4, Chris Conlan 3, Stephen Carroll 3, Glenn Vardanega 3, Kelvin Mullholland 2, Greg McKelvie, Brett Allen, Wayne Brown, Vin Carroll

GVFL: Ken Murray 3, Darren Comi, Gary Harvey, Wayne Ford, Steven Ash, Mathew O'Sullivan, Lawrie Casey, Jon Solomon, Bill Wong, Paul Hogarth, Stewart Hodgson

Best: Riverina: Russell Durnan, Wayne Brown, Glenn Vardanega, Ken Howe, Mark Carroll, Greg McKelvie, Chris Conlan, Jason Morton

GVFL: Kevin Storer, Darren Argus, Stewart Hodgson, Leo Darvenzia, Gary Harvey, Jon Solomon

Umpires: Peter Morey (AUL) and Greg Freer (GVUA)

Round 4 - Sunday May 12, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .............. 2.2 .. 4.7 .. 10.12 .. 16.14 (110)

Turvey Park .... 4.3 .. 9.7 .. 10.12 .. 12.14 (86)

Goals: Griffith: J Bennett 4, S Ruyg 3, D Collins 3, P King 2, P Biron, C Conlan, G Collins, A Kerr

Turvey Park: W Carroll 3, S Woods 2, M Flanigan 2, D Lewington 2, M Cunningham, M Jones, B Ashcroft

Best players: Griffith: D Scott, L Parish, S Ruyg, J Bennett, G Toscan, A Romagnolo

Turvey Park: K Howe, J Forbes, V Carroll, M Cunningham, G Brain

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, David Gee, Paul Biron, Paul Young

Umpires: Brian Smedley and Dennis Hudson (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 24.22 (166) def Leeton 12.4 (76); SUN: GGGM 17.14 (116) def EWK 5.12 (42), Narrandera 19.18 (132) def Coolamon 12.10 (82)

Reserves: Turvey Park 12.11 (83) d Griffith 9.7 (61)

Goals: C Cassidy 4, P McDiarmid 2, B Browne, C Files, A Pavese

Reports: Brendan Browne for striking Tim Lloyd - 2 games suspension

Under 18: Griffith 7.18 (60) d Turvey Park 6.10 (46)

Goals: n/a

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N.S.W. State Championship Qlf Rd - Saturday May 18, 1991 at Football Park, Campbelltown

ACTFL .......... 4.2 .. 6.3 .. 10.3 .. 16.4 (100)

Riverina FL ... 2.2 .. 2.4 .. 4.5 .. 5.5 (35)

Goals: A.C.T: C Fleming 9, S Cornish 2, R Neill 2, J Gilbert, B Hannan, A Wynd

Riverina: Barry Suckling 2, Chris Conlan, Shane Ruyg, Wayne Brown

Best: A.C.T: S Cornish, C Fleming, G Cannon, C Neilson, R Neill, Tony Wynd

Riverina: Chris Conlan, Barry Suckling, Greg McKelvie, John Lawton, Brian Hawke, Russell Durnan

Umpires: R Judd (Farrer), B Shepherd (Sydney)

Farrer FL 13.9 (81) d Sydney FL 12.7 (79)

 

N.S.W. State Championship Final - Sunday May 19, 1991 at Football Park, Campbelltown

Farrer FL ...... 3.3 .. 5.8 .. 8.9 .. 13.9 (81)

Sydney FL ... 3.1 .. 5.1 .. 10.4 .. 12.7 (79)

Goals: A.C.T: D Skuta 4, R Neill 3, B Hannam 3, C Fleming 2, G Cannon 2, D McCallum 2, T Wynd 2, S Cornish, S Fellows

Farrer: S Cole 5, B Page 4, G Hofert 2, W Fowles 2, R Ellis, A Lyons

Best: A.C.T: D Skuta, B Hannam, M Massey, G Neilson, G Cannon, R Neill

Farrer: D Meline, D Oliver, G Pieper, L Brown, R Robinson, Paul Irvine

Umpires: W Moriarty (AUL), B Shepherd (Sydney)

Consulation Final - 3rd/4th place

Sydney FL .... 4.2 .. 7.2 .. 11.4 .. 14.4 (88)

Riverina FL ... 0.3 .. 2.8 .. 4.9 .. 8.12 (60)

Goals: Sydney: D Foster 5, J McLaughlin 2, A Mills 2, B Kershaw, R Podbury, R Sharpe, S Wilson, R Wright

Riverina: Kelvin Mullholland 3, Greg McKelvie, Vin Carroll, Chris Conlan, Russell Durnan, Matthew Hundy

Best: Sydney: D Foster, R Podbury, T Smith, J McLaughlin, B Kershaw, A Mills

Riverina: Phillip Beames, Vin Carroll, Matthew Hundy, Kelvin Mullholland, Brian Hawke, Greg McKelvie

Umpires: R Judd (Farrer) and B Archer (ACT)

Round 5 - Sunday May 26, 1991 at Leeton Showground

Leeton ...... 1.1 .. 2.3 .. 2.5 .. 3.7 (25)

Griffith ..... 6.2 .. 12.6 .. 21.13 .. 31.13 (199)

Goals: Leeton: L Anderson 3

Griffith: R Ruyg 8, G Toscan 7, D Collins 4, J Bennett 4, G Collins 3, M O'Connor 3, P King, C Conlan

Best players: Leeton: D Wallett, A McPhee, H McRae, S Symes, CThompson, D Blackett

Griffith: P King, M O'Connor, P Casey, L Parish, G Collins, G Toscan

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Reid, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, C Conlan, D Prest, P Biron, P Young

Umpires: Robin Beckett and Peter Smith (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 13.13 (91) def by GGGM 17.11 (113); SUN: Coolamon 24.13 (157) def EWK 14.14 (98), Turvey Park 22.13 (145) def Narrandera 7.6 (48)

Reserves: Griffith 29.19 (193) d Leeton 4.1 (25)

Goals: J Stewart 5, C Cassidy 4, P McDiarmid 4, A Pavese 4, R Vio 3, G Cameron 2, R Owen 2, L Stow 2, B Corner, C Files, M Signor

Under 18: Griffith 10.18 (78) d Leeton 3.4 (22)

Goals: N Duff 3, A Patterson 2, J Vaccari 2, G Foley, P Rovere, P Woolnough

Round 6 - Sunday June 2, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................. 3.2 .. 15.9 .. 22.11 .. 32.16 (208)

Wagga Tigers ..... 3.2 .. 7.3 .. 9.8 .. 14.12 (96)

Goals: Griffith: S Ruyg 6, G Collins 6, A Kerr 4, D Collins 4, M O'Connor 3, L Parish 3, G Toscan 2, J Bennett 2, C Conlan 2

Wagga: M McIntyre 5, J Willis 3, M Hull 2, P Gregurke, A Watson, R Colvin, B Hawke

Best players: Griffith: G Collins, J Bennett, S Ruyg, D Collins, L Parish

Wagga: M Hull, M McIntyre, R Willis, A Lyons, B Hawke

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Reid, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Paul Biron, Matt Signor, Paul Young

Umpires: Wayne Moriarty and Adrian Casey (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 10.18 (78) def by Turvey Park 21.10 (136), Narrandera 28.22 (190) def Leeton 2.1 (13); SUN: Coolamon 14.11 (95) def by GGGM 17.23 (125) 

Reserves: Griffith 12.13 (85) d Wagga Tigers 9.8 (62)

Goals: J Norris 4, C Cassidy 3, J Stewart 2, B Browne, C Files, R Owen, R Vio

Under 18: Griffith 15.10 (100) d Wagga Tigers 2.5 (17)

Goals: J Vaccari 5, T Butcher 2, G Owen 2, P Rovere 2, J Davies, B Hammond, B Dalnevo, E Knight

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Vic Health VCFL Country Championship Div. 1 Semi Final - Saturday June 8, 1991 at Kardinia Park, Geelong

Geelong FL ... 4.4 .. 7.6 .. 14.11 .. 15.15 (105)

Riverina FL ... 2.2 .. 3.6 .. 4.6 .. 6.11 (47)

Goals: Geelong: Brian Cordy 4, David Preston 3, Kane Purcell 3, Dean Gills 2, Brad Stacey 2, Shaun Ballans

Riverina: Glenn Vardanega 2, Greg McKelvie, Les Parish, Stephen Carroll

Best: Geelong: Brad Nicholls, Aevan Perry, Shaun Ballans, Rene Peters, Ron Watt, Michael Ryan, Dean Smith

Riverina: Les Parish, Jed Lawton, Mark Hull, Chris Conlan, John Lawton, Barry Suckling, Mark Fraser, Glenn Vardanega

Umpires: David Rhodes (Geelong), Greg Freer (GVUA)

Coaches: Geelong - Bernie Morgan; Riverina - Ray O'Connor.

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Round 7 - Sunday June 16, 1991 at Ganmain Sportsground

Ganmain-GGM ... 4.3 .. 8.6 .. 14.13 .. 17.20 (122)

Griffith ................. 2.2 .. 7.4 .. 9.10 .. 12.15 (87)

Goals: GGGM: P Hatty 8, T Hughes 2, S Carroll 2, S Lenon 2, W Brown, T Lenon, D Currie

Griffith: S Ruyg 5, G Toscan 4, J Bennett, M O'Connor, G Collins

Best players: GGGM: Jed Lawton, S Lenon, T Hughes, P Hatty, D Logan, D Carroll, L Winter, M Carroll, John Lawton

Griffith: G Toscan, L Parish, R Burdett, P Biron, P King

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Reid, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Paul Biron, Matt Signor, Paul Young

Umpires: Rob Bartholomew and Mike Fraser (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 13.12 (90) def Narrandera 10.17 (77); SUN: Leeton 6.8 (44) def by EWK 30.18 (198), Turvey Park 22.18 (150) def Coolamon 13.4 (84)

Reserves: Griffith 13.11 (89) d Ganmain-GGM 9.7 (61)

Goals: J Norris 4, C Cassidy 3, P McDiarmid 2, B Browne, J Stewart, L Stow, D Taylor

Under 18: Ganmain-GGM 7.9 (51) d Griffith 2.8 (20)

Goals: G Owen, J Vaccari

Round 8 - Sunday June 23, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ........... 1.4 .. 5.12 .. 12.19 .. 15.24 (114)

Narrandera ... 2.3 .. 5.4 .. 5.4 .. 7.9 (51)

Goals: Griffith: S Ruyg 5, G Toscan 4, J Bennett 2, P King 2, D Scott, M Irvin

Narrandera: J Williams 2, M Kidd 2, S Rose 2, M Simpson

Best players: Griffith: L Parish, G Toscan, D Scott, J Bennett, I Geddes

Narrandera: M Kidd, P O'Donoghue, M Clark, M Simpson, P Beames

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Jamie Reid, Jamie Bennett, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Paul Biron, Malcolm Irvin*, Paul Young

Umpires: Russell Wright and Norm Maraldo (AUL)

Note: Les Parish cited by Narrandera for striking Mark Thornton, 4 games suspension

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 15.12 (102) def EWK 13.10 (88); SUN: GGGM 9.15 (69) def Turvey Park 7.11 (53), Leeton 8.7 (55) def by Coolamon 19.22 (136)

Reserves: Griffith 13.16 (94) d Narrandera 7.8 (50)

Goals: D Gee 3, J Norris 3, R Owen 2, I Cohen, P McDiarmid, P McGrath, M Murphy, L Stow

Under 18: Narrandera 8.9 (57) d Griffith 7.14 (56)

Goals: J Vaccari 6, P Woolnough

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Round 9 - Saturday June 29, 1991 at Gumly Oval

East Wagga-Kooringal .... 4.3 .. 5.3 .. 7.6 .. 7.11 (53)

Griffith ................................ 3.4 .. 13.8 .. 14.10 .. 18.14 (122)

Goals: EWK: B McLaughlan 2, G Turbill, B Suckling, J Gollasch, D Louttit, K McPherson

Griffith: S Ruyg 6, J Bennett 5, G Collins 2, P King 2, L Parish, G Toscan, A Kerr

Best players: EWK: P Sculley, P Cohalan, T Turner, K McPherson, B Suckling, A Hilton

Griffith: J Bennett, I Geddes, W Bottcher, R Burdett, S Ruyg, P King

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow*, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Paul Biron, Paul Young

Umpires: Rod Sangster and Mark Thomas (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Narrandera 6.10 (46) def by GGGM 11.12 (78); SUN: Coolamon 15.15 (105) def Wagga 13.10 (88), Turvey Park 36.25 (241) def Leeton 0.5 (5), Wayne Carroll 19 goals

Reserves: Griffith 9.10 (64) d East Wagga-Kooringal 5.5 (35)

Goals: A Romagnolo 4, P McDiarmid 2, I Cohen, P McGrath, J Stewart

Under 18: Griffith 5.14 (44) d East Wagga-Kooringal 2.9 (21)

Goals: T Butcher, B Dalnevo, K O'Driscoll, P Rovere, R Whittaker

Round 10 - Sunday July 7, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ......... 3.6 .. 5.10 .. 12.15 .. 14.20 (104)

Coolamon .... 0.1 .. 1.2 .. 5.4 .. 9.7 (61)

Goals: Griffith: M O'Connor 4, C Conlan 3, G Collins 2, S Ruyg 2, D Scott, D Collins, P King

Coolamon: B Gibbons 3, B Allen 2, S Till 2, R O'Brien, Shane Buchanan

Best players: Griffith: R Burdett, P Young, M Murphy, A Kerr, J Bennett, G Toscan

Coolamon: S Till, A Noble, D Gillett, B Gibbons, J Kennedy

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Dreyer, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Paul Young

Umpires: Noel Pattison and Evan Patullock (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Narrandera 4.5 (29) def by EWK 8.8 (56), Wagga 4.8 (32) def by Turvey Park 22.13 (145); SUN: GGGM 28.18 (186) def Leeton 5.4 (34)

Reserves: Griffith 23.14 (152) d Coolamon 6.3 (39)

Goals: D Gee 7, B Browne 3, C Cassidy 3, A Romagnolo 3, M Signor 3, I Cohen 2, P McDiarmid 2

Under 18: Griffith 21.18 (144) d Coolamon 0.1 (1)

Goals: P Rovere 6, J Vaccari 4, C Ford 2, R Wadley 2, A Butcher,G Foley, B Hammond, A Patterson, A Pavese, P Woolnough, unknown

Round 11 - Sunday July 14, 1991 at Maher Oval

Turvey Park ... 1.6 .. 2.9 .. 2.11 .. 5.14 (44)

Griffith ............ 2.1 .. 3.4 .. 8.4 .. 9.5 (59)

Goals: Turvey Park: J Knight 2, T Ness 2, V Carroll

Griffith: S Ruyg 3, D Collins 3, A Romagnolo 3

Best players: Turvey Park: S Eather, S Woods, M Flanigan, K Howe

Griffith: P King, I Geddes, A Romagnolo, G Toscan, S Ruyg

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Darren Prest, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron

Umpires: Ken Wright and Mark Phillips (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 3.5 (23) def GGGM 13.13 (91); SUN: Coolamon 18.11 (119) def Narrandera 8.12 (60), Leeton 9.3 (57) def by Wagga 24.24 (168)

Reserves: Turvey Park 4.8 (32) d Griffith 4.2 (26)

Goals: n/a

Under 18: Griffith 5.9 (39) d Turvey Park 4.6 (30)

Goals: T Butcher, B Corner, G Foley, B Hammond, J Vaccari

Round 12 - Sunday July 21, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ..... 6.2 .. 14.11 .. 20.20 .. 26.28 (184)

Leeton ..... 1.1 .. 3.1 .. 5.3 .. 6.3 (39)

Goals: Griffith: S Ruyg 5, J Bennett 5, G Toscan 5, D Collins 3, P King 2, C Conlan 2, C Files, M O'Connor, G Collins, L Stow

Leeton: D Mann, S Watts, H McRae, G Heath, L Anderson, D Blackett

Best players: Griffith: J Bennett, P King, S Ruyg, R Burdett, W Bottcher, G Toscan 

Leeton: W Armstrong, D Blackett, G Henman, H McRae, A Soley, A McPhee

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Christian Files

Umpires: Bruce Cardwell and Mark Thomas (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 21.14 (140) def Coolamon 9.10 (64), Narrandera 14.15 (99) def by Turvey Park 16.15 (111); SUN: GGGM 14.12 (96) def Wagga 13.17 (95)

Reserves: Griffith 27.15 (177) d Leeton 4.5 (29)

Goals: D Gee 5, C Cassidy 4, J Norris 4, A Pavese 4, J Agresta 3, I Cohen 3, G Cameron 2, B Corner, R Vio

Under 18: Griffith 20.15 (135) d Leeton 2.2 (14)

Goals: T Butcher 5, E Knight 4, R Wadley 3, G Foley 2, B Hammond 2, J Vaccari 2, B Dalnevo, P Woolnough

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Round 13 - Saturday July 27, 1991 at Robertson Oval

Wagga Tigers ... 1.3 .. 4.3 .. 8.6 .. 11.6 (72)

Griffith ............... 1.2 .. 8.11 .. 12.13 .. 17.15 (117)

Goals: Wagga: A Watson 3, R Willis 2, R Durnan 2, J Willis, G McCoullough, N Hale, S McDermott

Griffith: A Romagnolo 4, D Collins 3, S Ruyg 3, J Bennett 2, C Conlan 2, M O'Connor, P King, G Collins

Best players: Wagga: D Brown, J Morton, M Rose, A Grimmer, A Watson

Griffith: G Toscan, P Biron, M Murphy, D Collins, P King, A Romagnolo, I Geddes

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Paul Young

Umpires: Mark Phillips and Dennis Hudson (AUL)

Other matches - SUN: GGGM 22.16 (148) def Coolamon 11.7 (73), Leeton 7.6 (48) def by Narrandera 25.15 (165), Turvey Park 22.9 (141) def EWK 11.13 (79)

Reserves: Griffith 14.6 (90) d Wagga Tigers 12.6 (78)

Goals: J Norris 6, C Cassidy 5, J Agresta 2, D Gee

Under 18: Griffith 6.6 (42) d Wagga Tigers 5.9 (39)

Goals: B Dalnevo 2, B Colligan, B Hathaway, G Owen, T Pilon

Round 14 - Sunday August 4, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................. 2.2 .. 6.6 .. 10.14 .. 15.21 (111)

Ganmain-GGM ... 4.3 .. 6.3 .. 8.8 .. 11.7 (73)

Goals: Griffith: M O'Connor 4, A Romagnolo 3, D Collins 3, L Parish 2, L Stow, S Ruyg, A Kerr

GGGM: S Hamblin 4, M Walsh 2, M Carroll, L Winter, S Lenon, J Crozier, W Brown

Best players: Griffith: W Bottcher, G Toscan, A Kerr, I Geddes, A Romagnolo, M Murphy

GGGM: D Currie, D Carroll, D McPherson, Jed Lawton, A Corbett, D Logan

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Joe Agresta, Paul Young

Umpires: Wayne Moriarty and Peter Morey (AUL). Gate: $4,200

Other matches - SAT: EWK 22.14 (146) def Leeton 10.5 (65), Narrandera 12.13 (85) def Wagga 10.13 (73); SUN: Coolamon 12.14 (86) def by Turvey Park 28.15 (183)

Reserves: Griffith 15.12 (102) d Ganmain-GGM 2.10 (22)

Goals: C Cassidy 7, J Norris 3, C Files 2, P McGrath, A Pavese, R Vio

Under 18: Griffith 11.9 (75) d Ganmain-GGM 7.11 (53)

Goals: J Vaccari 3, G Foley 2, B Hammond 2, B Hathaway, A Patterson, R Wadley, P Woolnough

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Round 15 - Sunday August 11, 1991 at Narrandera Sportsground

Narrandera ... 1.1 .. 4.4 .. 6.8 .. 10.10 (70)

Griffith ........... 3.3 .. 4.6 .. 7.13 .. 9.16 (70)

Goals: Narrandera: V Hugo 3, T Cummings 3, R Cummings 2, R Murray, J Hopwood

Griffith: L Parish 3, C Conlan 2, S Ruyg, C Cassidy, P King, A Kerr

Best player: Narrandera: T Cummings, P O'Donoghue, R Hardy, M Kidd, M Quilter, R Cummings

Griffith: P King, M Murphy, R Burdett, L Parish, M Signor, G Toscan

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Reid, Peter Casey, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Peter McDiarmid, Paul Biron, Matt Signor, Colin Cassidy, Paul Young

Umpires: Mike Fraser and Angelo Taravillo (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 11.11 (77) def by Wagga 20.8 (128); SUN: Coolamon 26.22 (178) def Leeton 11.8 (74), Turvey Park 25.17 (167) def GGGM 8.7 (55)

Reserves: Griffith 13.10 (88) d Narrandera 8.10 (58)

Goals: J Agresta 3, D Gee 2, M Tyndall 2, T Butcher, G Cameron, G Dreyer, M Irvin, A Pavese, R Vio

Under 18: Griffith 8.10 (58) d Narrandera 3.3 (21)

Goals: T Butcher 2, S Gandy, G Foley, B Hammond, E Knight, A Patterson, P Woolnough

Round 16 - Sunday August 18, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................................. 5.9 .. 11.15 .. 16.25 .. 21.31 (157)

East Wagga-Kooringal ... 0.3 .. 1.5 .. 3.7 .. 4.9 (33)

Goals: Griffith: L Parish 7, M O'Connor 4, S Ruyg 3, D Collins 2, P King 2, L Stow, G Toscan, A Romagnolo, A Kerr

EWK: T Turner, G Turbill, P Bourne, P Sculley

Best players: Griffith: L Stow, M Murphy, P King, P Biron, L Parish

EWK: P Sculley, P Cohalan, B Suckling, M Hounsell

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Matt Signor, Joe Agresta, Paul Young

Umpires: Rod Sangster and Chris Beale (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 21.12 (138) def Coolamon 10.6 (66); SUN: GGGM 17.14 (116) def Narrandera 12.9 (81), Leeton 8.4 (52) def by Turvey Park 23.17 (155) 

Reserves: Griffith 18.11 (119) d East Wagga-Kooringal 7.5 (47)

Goals: P McDiarmid 4, G Cameron 3, C Cassidy 2, C Files 2, P McGrath 2, R Rinaldo 2, M Irvin, B McAlister, M Tyndall,

Under 18: Griffith 11.16 (82) d East Wagga-Kooringal 2.9 (21)

Goals: T Butcher 2, K O'Driscoll 2, P Rovere 2, B Corrigan, G Foley, B Hathaway, A Patterson, J Vaccari

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Round 17 - Sunday August 25, 1991 at Kindra Park

Coolamon ..... 3.4 .. 3.6 .. 7.8 .. 12.10 (82)

Griffith .......... 5.5 .. 9.9 .. 14.16 .. 17.20 (122)

Goals: Coolamon: D Gillett 4, P Rowlands 3, Damien Buchanan 2, B Allen, G McKelvie

Griffith: A Romagnolo 3, S Ruyg 3, D Collins 3, G Toscan 2, L Parish 2, C Conlan 2, G Collins 2

Best players: Coolamon: D Gillett, A Pattison, J Kennedy, S Till, Damien Buchanan, B Pleming

Griffith: J Agresta, P Biron, B Browne, D Collins, P King

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Reid, Jamie Bennett, Leon Stow, Chris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Matt Signor, Joe Agresta, Paul Young

Umpires: Noel Pattison and Brian Smedley (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 10.8 (68) def Narrandera 6.6 (42); SUN: Leeton 2.12 (24) def by GGGM 20.13 (133), Turvey Park 15.15 (105) def Wagga 13.11 (89)

Reserves: Griffith 19.13 (127) d Coolamon 4.8 (32)

Goals: C Files 7, C Cassidy 5, B McAlister 3, A Pavese, W Spencer, M Thompson, M Tyndall

Under 18: Griffith 11.21 (87) d Coolamon 2.3 (15)

Goals: S Gandy 2, B Hammond 2, J Vaccari 2, T Butcher, G Foley, G Owen, P Rovere, P Woolnough

Round 18 - Sunday September 1, 1991 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .............. 5.2 .. 11.4 .. 17.5 .. 19.6 (120)

Turvey Park .... 4.2 .. 9.3 .. 14.7 .. 20.7 (127)

Goals: Griffith: S Ruyg 5, G Collins 3, J Bennett 2, G Toscan 2, C Conlan 2, L Parish 2, A Romagnolo, P King, I Geddes

Turvey Park: W Carroll 10, G Brain 4, D Lewington, R Quade, G Shepperd, G Vardanega, T Lloyd, M Cunningham

Best players: Griffith: M Murphy, J Bennett, L Parish, S Ruyg, P Biron, G Collins

Turvey Park: K Howe, G Brain, W Carroll, J Masterson, S Eather, R Quade

Griffith: Shane Ruyg, Rick Burdett, Peter King, Darrell Collins, Ian Geddes, Les Parish (c-c), Wayne Bottcher, Gerard Toscan, Damien Scott, Greg Collins, Andrew Kerr, Brendan Browne, Andrew Romagnolo, Jamie Bennett, Leon Stow, Cgris Conlan, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron, Joe Agresta, Paul Young

Umpires: Angelo Taravillo and Peter Smith (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Narandera 20.19 (139) def Coolamon 12.16 (88), Wagga 24.26 (170) def Leeton 5.0 (30); SUN: GGGM 23.16 (154) def EWK 14.6 (90)

Reserves: Griffith 11.11 (77) d Turvey Park 9.8 (62)

Goals: C Cassidy 6, J Norris 3, M Catanzariti, J Stewart

Under 18: Griffith 12.15 (87) d Turvey Park 8.11 (59)

Goals: B Hammond 3, G Foley 2, S Gandy 2, A Patterson 2, R Wadley 2, J Vaccari

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1991 RFL NETBALL Ladders

A grade: East Wagga-Kooringal 60, Wagga Tigers 56, Narrandera 52, Griffith 48; Ganmain-GGM 30, Turvey Park 14, Coolamon 12, Leeton 12.

B grade: Ganmain-GGM 52, Narrandera 44, Wagga Tigers 40, Leeton 36; Turvey Park 34, Coolamon 12, East Wagga-Kooringal 6.

Juniors U15's: Narrandera 54, Turvey Park 44, East Wagga-Kooringal 28, Coolamon 24; Ganmain-GGM 16, Leeton 0.

First Semi Final - Sunday September 8, 1991 at Gumly Oval

Turvey Park ....... 4.1 .. 7.3 .. 11.3 .. 13.5 (83)

Wagga Tigers ... 1.4 .. 5.6 .. 9.14 .. 12.20 (92)

Goals - Turvey Park: Wayne Carroll 3, Alan Bartholomew 2, Greg Brain 2, Paul Noack 2, Rick Quade 2, Dale Lewington, Michael Flanigan

Wagga: Ray Colvin 2, Anthony Grimmer 2, Jason Morton 2, Anthony Watson 2, Mark McIntyre, Steven Priest, Russell Durnan, Damien Pledger

Best players - Turvey Park: Stephen Eather, Greg Brain, Mark Fraser, Vin Carroll, Paul Noack

Wagga: Mark Hull, Michael Gilmore, John Schultz, Graham Doswell, Anthony Lyons, Russell Durnan, Damien Pledger

Umpires: Peter Morey and Russell Wright (AUL).   Gate: $4071

Reserves
Wagga Tigers ........ 5.10 .. 15.15 .. 23.19 .. 28.24 (192)
Ganmain-GGM ...... 2.1 .. 3.3 .. 5.3 .. 5.5 (35)

Goals - Wagga: R Carroll 11, M Hundy 4, J Willis 2, P Gregurke 2, G McCoullough 2, S Lovell 2, R Ellis 2, C Barber S McDermott, J Bentley
GGGM: R McPherson 2, P McCaig, D Shepherd, R Kember
Best players - Wagga: S Lovell, M Hundy, P Gregurke, R Carroll, C Regan, C Willis
GGGM: J Beasley, M Irvine, I Richardson, G Menzies
Umpires: Des Rees and Peter Smith (AUL)
Under 18
Turvey Park ......... 6.1 .. 8.2 .. 14.3 .. 15.3 (93)
Wagga Tigers .......1.1 .. 4.4 .. 5.5 .. 9.11 (65)

Goals - Turvey Park: J Bourne 5, A Jack 3, J Petts 2, P Veerhuis, D Iverach, H Mooney, S Howe, M Mooney
Wagga: S Hundy 2, D Maloney 2, S Millman 2, D Jarvis, S Evans, C Bocking
Best players - Turvey Park: C Knox, J Bourne, H Mooney, Shane Bailey, Sean Bailey, C Rodham
Wagga: S Hundy, S Piffero, D Jarvis, S Evans, D Maloney, J Samuelson
Umpires: Wayne Braybrook and Chris Beale (AUL)

Second Semi Final - Sunday September 15, 1991 at Narrandera Sportsground

Ganmain-GM ..;;. 6.1 .. 7.5 .. 10.7 .. 13.10 (88)

Griffith ................ 4.3 .. 11.8 .. 19.9 .. 25.11 (161)

Goals - GGGM: David Currie 5, Andrew Corbett 2, Jamie Crozier 2, Troy Lenon, Stephen Carroll, Phillip Hatty, Scott Hamblin

Griffith: Mark O'Connor 7, Jamie Bennett 5, Chris Conlan 4, Darrell Collins 2, Les Parish 2, Andrew Romagnolo 2, Andrew Kerr, Joe Agresta, Gerard Toscan

Best players - GGGM: David Currie, Jamie Crozier, Jason Hamblin, Tony Hughes

Griffith: Chris Conlan, Les Parish, Mark O'Connor, Paul Young, Jamie Bennett, Ian Geddes

Griffith:- Brendan Browne Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher; Darren Prest, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron; Joe Agresta, Les Parish (c-c), Damien Scott; Andrew Kerr, Darrell Collins, Shane Ruyg; Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett; Gerard Toscan, Peter King, Chris Conlan; Greg Collins, Paul Young

Umpires: Adrian Casey and Mark Thomas (AUL).   Gate: $7,120

Reserves
Griffith .............. 0.2 .. 1.4 .. 1.6 .. 3.11 (29)
Turvey Park .... 4.4 .. 8.10 .. 12.14 .. 15.18 (108)

Goals - Griffith: C Files, P McDiarmid, C Cassidy
Turvey Park: T Lloyd 4, A Bartholomew 4, K Johnstone 2, B Ashcroft 2, M Button, G McLennan, D Chamberlain
Best players - Griffith: M Tyndall, P Casey, J Shannon, R Rinaldo, G Gallagher, D Overs
Turvey Park: D Gregurke, W Jovanovich, A Bartholomew, T Lloyd, S Collins, C Lewinton, G Harris
Griffith:- Greg Dreyer, Jamie Reid, Jim Shannon, David Overs, Peter McDiarmid, Greg Gallagher, Grant Cameron, Leon Stow, Peter Casey, Michael Catanzariti, Mal Irvin, Mark Tyndall, Roy Rinaldo, Colin Cassidy, David Gee, Jim Stewart, Matt Signor, Christian Files, Peter McGrath, Simon Henderson
Umpires: Mick Maloney and Jason Dudenas (AUL)
Under 18
Griffith ................... 2.1 .. 4.4 .. 7.7 .. 8.9 (57)
Ganmain-GGM ..... 2.2 .. 5.3 .. 6.5 .. 7.7 (49)

Goals - Griffith: T Butcher 2, G Owen, B Hammond, P Woolnough, G Foley, P Rovere, J Vaccari
GGGM: A Carroll 3, A Parmenter 3, T Evans
Best players - Griffith: P Woolnough, S Collis, P Rovere, C Ford, G Foley
GGGM: L Carroll, D Woolfe, J Nielsen, N Carroll, A Carroll
Griffith:- Glen Collis, Scott Collis, Michael Reid, Adrian Murphy, Damien Hill, Craig Ford, Paul Rovere, Edward Knight, Paul Woolnough, Gavin Owen, Jason Vaccari, Simon Gandy, Rowan Wadley, Brad Hammond, Graham Foley, Brent Hathaway, Tony Butcher, Angus Patterson, Ben Dalnevo, Brad Colligan, Ken O'Driscoll, John Davies
Umpires: Tony Doherty and Aaron Beard (AUL)

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Preliminary Final - Sunday September 22, 1991 at Narrandera Sportsground

Ganmain-GGM .... 5.7 .. 11.13 .. 16.15 .. 21.17 (143)

Wagga Tigers ..... 3.5 .. 4.8 .. 7.9 .. 10.15 (75)

Goals - GGGM: David Currie 8, Daniel McPherson 3, Michael Walsh 3, Scott Hamblin 2, Troy Lenon 2, Jamie Crozier, Tony Hughes, Jed Lawton

Wagga: Anthony Grimmer 2, Ray Colvin 2, Mark Hull 2, Matthew Rose, Michael Gilmore, Matthew Hundy, David Brown

Best players - GGGM: David Currie, Tony Hughes, John Lawton, Lewis Winter, Daniel McPherson, Glenn Evans, Michael Walsh

Wagga: Russell Durnan, Mark Hull, Michael Gilmore, David Brown, Anthony Grimmer

Umpires: Rob Bartholomew and Wayne Moriarty (AUL).   Gate: $5600

Reserves
Griffith ................. 1.3 .. 2.4 .. 4.5 .. 6.10 (46)
Wagga Tigers ..... 8.3 .. 14.7 .. 20.9 .. 23.12 (150)

Goals - Griffith: R Vio 2, P McGrath, P McDiarmid, C Cassidy, C Files
Wagga: R Carroll 7, R Ellis 3, G McCoullough 3, J Bentley 2, J Willis 2, G Pellow, P Brasier, S Lovell, D Boack, P Gregurke, P Clarke 
Best players - Griffith: P McDiarmid, R Rinaldo, M Catanzariti, D Gee, D Overs, J Shannon
Wagga: S Lovell, P Brasier, C Bocking, J Willis, R Ellis, P Gregurke
Griffith:- Simon Henderson, Ian Cohen, Jim Shannon, David Overs, Peter McDiarmid, Greg Gallagher, Grant Cameron, Michael Catanzariti, Mal Irvin, Roy Rinaldo, Colin Cassidy, David Gee, Rodney Vio, Wayne Spencer, Jim Stewart, Matt Signor, Christian Files, Peter McGrath, Brett McAlister, David Taylor
Under 18
Ganmain-GGM ....... 2.1 .. 2.2 .. 4.3 .. 7.8 (50)
Turvey Park ............ 2.4 .. 9.5 .. 16.5 .. 17.9 (111)

Goals - GGGM: M Parmenter 3, M Hoogvelt 2, A Carroll, J McPherson
Turvey Park: J Bourke 10, P Veerhuis 2, H Mooney 2, D Iverach 2, M Mooney
Best players - GGGM: N Carroll, W Cox, M Parmenter, P Bartlett, J McPherson, M Hoogvelt
Turvey Park: J Bourke, H Mooney, C Knox, J Petts, C Rodham, M Mooney, S Howe  

 SWANS NAME COLLINS 

Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong delayed naming a 20th man and the ease which Darrell Collins trained were highlights of last night's training sessions in the lead-up to tomorrow's Riverina Football League grand final. 
Collins completed a strict fitness test to the satisfaction of Swans' captain-coach Les Parish and was included for the Narrandera Sportsground decider. A cut on Collins' shin became infected last week and caused blood poisoning. He was on crutches most of the week and couldn't train on Wednesday night. It will be Collins last game after more than a decade with the Swans. 
 Back pocket Ricky Burdett was recalled after missing the second semi-final with a knee injury. Burdett replaced defender Paul Young, who injured a shoulder in the second semi-final against GGGM and failed a fitness test last night.
The Lions captain-coach Tony Hughes will finalise his team this morning after including rover Mark Carroll who trained confidently last night. Carroll had been sidelined for several weeks with a nagging thigh injury and broke down in his preparation for the second semi-final. Hughes said last night he was extremely confident Carroll would play. "We're just waiting to see whether he pulls up sore in the morning before deciding," Hughes said. Anthony Quinn, a utility player, stands to lose his place in the team if Carroll is included.  
Parish was also waiting to see how Collins recovered from training and said he would make a change if necessary. "Darrell trained quite well and got a place on the proviso he comes up fit tomorrow (Saturday)," Parish said. "He's always played under a lot of pain with a back injury he's been carrying. 
"He was running, marking and tackling and came through okay. His leg has improved this week. He was still using crutches as a precaution on Wednesday but could walk and run..

"He's the type who's going to give it everything - he has earned his place.

Young failed a solid fitness test and Parish wasn't prepared to risk his shoulder in the grand final. "It's a hard decision to make - it's never easy telling a young bloke he's not in the grand final team," Parish said. "We were going to give him until tomorrow but his shoulder just wasn't right." He could tackle but couldn't take a bump and there's no guarantee he's not going to get a bump in the game." 
Parish was not overly concerned with any changes the Lions opted to make. "It doesn't really matter," Parish said. "We'll see what happens when we get out there. Everyone's got a man to pick, haven't they? 

(By Stephen Shaw - The Daily Advertiser, Saturday, September 28, 1991). 

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Grand Final - Sunday September 29, 1991 at Narrandera Sportsground

Griffith .................. 2.0 .. 5.4 .. 6.6 .. 10.8 (68)

Ganmain-GGM .... 4.1 .. 8.2 .. 11.5 .. 16.10 (106)

Goals - Griffith: S Ruyg 3, C Conlan 2, J Bennett 2, G Toscan, G Collins, L Parish

GGGM: D Currie 5, Jed Lawton 3, A Corbett 2, S Carroll, J Crozier, D McPherson, S Hamblin, M Walsh, A Hughes

Best players - Griffith: P King, J Bennett, J Agresta, C Conlan, G Toscan, A Romagnolo, I Geddes

GGGM: J Crozier, S Lenon, W Brown, Jed & John Lawton, A Hughes, G Evans, W Walsh, M Carroll

Griffith:- Rick Burdett, Ian Geddes, Wayne Bottcher; Darren Prest, Mick Murphy, Paul Biron; Joe Agresta, Les Parish (c-c), Damien Scott; Andrew Kerr, Darrell Collins, Shane Ruyg; Andrew Romagnolo, Mark O'Connor, Jamie Bennett; Gerard Toscan, Peter King, Chris Conlan; Greg Collins, Brendan Browne

Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong:- Damien Carroll, Glenn Evans, David Logan; Jason Hamblin, Wayne Brown, Lewis Winter; Daniel McPherson, Tony Hughes (c-c), Denis Howe; David Currie, Stephen Carroll, Troy Lenon; Scott Hamblin, Michael Walsh, Jamie Crozier; John Lawton, Jed Lawton, Shane Lenon; Andrew Corbett, Mark Carroll

Umpires: Mark Phillips and Russell Wright (AUL).  Gate: $19,926

Reports: Jed Lawton for striking J Bennett - cleared; L Parish for striking L Winter, suspended 8 games

Reserves
Turkey Park ....... 5.6 .. 9.7 .. 15.10 .. 18.10 (118)
Wagga Tigers .... 0.1 .. 2.5 .. 7.5 .. 12.8 (80)

Goals - Turvey Park: B Ashcroft 7, A Bartholomew 3, M Jones 3, K Johnstone 2, G Harrison, T Lloyd, T Gibbons  
Wagga: J Schultz 3, G Pellow 2, J Willis 2, R Carroll 2, G Regan, C Bocking, N Hale
Best players - Turvey Park: D McFadden, T Lloyd, S Collins, B Ashcroft, A Harmer, A Bartholomew
Wagga: J Schultz, D Boack, C Bocking, P Brazier, G Pellow 

Turvey Park:- Dean Gregurke, Clint Lewington, Michael Button; Wayne Jovanovich, Gary Harris, Steven Marks; Tim Goonan, Geoff Harrison, Andrew Harmer; David Chamberlain, Tim Lloyd, Kane Johnstone, Alan Bartholomew, Steve Collins; Peter Gyles, Matt Jones, Danny McFadden; Trevor Gibbons, Tim Masterson, Brett Ashcroft
Wagga Tigers:- Greg Walsh, Scott Bance, John McIntyre; Craig Willis, Doug Boack, Garry Pellow; Grant Regan, Peter Gregurke, Nathan Hale; John Bentley, Jeff Willis, John Schultz; Paul Brasier, Ray Carroll, Robert Ellis; Warren McCoullough, Clay Barber, Scott Lovell; Corey Bocking, Bruce Willett, Phil Osbeiston
Umpires: John Martin and Mike Fraser (AUL)
Under 18

Griffith ............. 2.4 .. 7.8 .. 10.12 .. 12.15 (87) 
Turvey Park .... 3.3 .. 4.6 .. 5.6 .. 7.8 (50)

Goals - Griffith: G Foley 5, B Hammond 3, J Vaccari 2, R Wadley, A Patterson
Turvey Park: J Bourke 4, A Jack 2, D Iverach
Best players - Griffith: 
Turvey Park: Sean Bailey, S Howe, C Rodham, Shane Bailey, J Bourke, S Dash

Griffith:- Glen Collis, Scott Collis, Michael Reid, Ron Whittacker, Adrian Murphy, Damien Hill, Craig Ford, Paul Rovere, Edward Knight, Paul Woolnough, Gavin Owen, Jason Vaccari, Simon Gandy, Rowan Wadley, Brad Hammond, Graham Foley, Brent Hathaway, Tony Butcher (capt), Angus Patterson, Ben Dalnevo, Brad Colligan, Phillip Dixon-Flint, Kenny O'Driscoll. Coach: Terry Bennett

Turvey Park:- Sean Bailey, Shane Bailey, Gavin Little; Stuart Heine, Craig Knox, Michael Simmons; Craig Rodham, Bevan Martin, Mark Mooney; Adam Jack, Heath Mooney, Drew Iverach; Peter Veerhuis, Jeremy Bourke, John Petts; Steephen Howe, Shane Dash (capt), Steve Leddin; Mark Navin, Tony Stratton, Matthew Johnstone, Jamie Wakefield. Coach: Michael Flanigan

Umpires: Ian Beddowes and Bruce Cardwell (AUL).

Netball - A grade: East Wagga-Kooringal 29 def Wagga Tigers 28; B grade: Narrandera 21 def Ganmain-GGM 19;

Juniors U15s: Turvey Park 25 def Coolamon 19.

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 LIONS BRUSH SWANS ASIDE TO TAKE RFL CROWN 

A spirited Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong brushed aside Griffith's feeble attempt to recapture premiership glory when the Lions won an emotion charged Riverina Football League grand final by 38 points at Narrandera Sportsground. The Lions, who last won a premiership in 1984, avenged their 73-point second semi-final loss inflicted by the Swans with an all-the-way 16.10 (106) to 10.8 (68) victory.
Griffith were chasing its first premiership since last winning the title, in the old South West League, way back in 1968. The Swans last played in a grand final was in 1972. But once again the Swans were sent packing - this time by a more committed GGGM side that showed aggression at the ball and more determination in its bid to cap a fine season. Yesterday's grand final was a spiteful match and both teams showed their willingness early in the game with several physical clashes arousing the large crowd which paid a record $19,800 at the gate.
Griffith captain-coach Les Parish was charged with striking GGGM halfback flanker Lewis Winter after clashing 15 minutes into the second quarter. GGGM Quinn Medal winner Jed Lawton had his number taken for allegedly striking Griffith rover Jamie Bennett, one of the Swans' best, in the opening quarter. And Griffith centre half forward Darrell Collins, who was in doubt all week with an illness, was carried from the ground 10 minutes into the first quarter after a heavy tackle by Lions' centre halfback Wayne Brown. Collins, who was badly concussed, took no further part in the game and was treated by ambulance officers at the ground. 
GGGM captain-coach and centreman Tony Hughes was delighted with the pressure his players applied at crucial stages of the match. "We didn't have one passenger out their today," Hughes said. "The pressure we applied and the boys' determination all came together. "Our backline was tremendous - they ran all day. "I told everyone before the game we had to play it up the middle and keep at the ball. It just wasn't our big name players doing the work today - we had everyone contributing."
Hughes believes the Lions' second semi-final loss to Griffith went a long way towards preparing the  players for a mentally tough two weeks. "We lost to Griffith but combined well in the preliminary final and we beat Tigers by 68 points," Hughes said. "I believe today's win is just a flow on from that win against Tigers. We built up in that game and the momentum carried on through today."
Parish, always disappointed with a loss, was confident his players had learned from the experience of losing a grand final. "It's a hard way to learn - it's very disappointing to lose the grand final," Parish said. "But sometimes you have to taste the hurt of defeat to know how great it is to win."
Parish recognised the Lions for their effort they put into the match. "They were far more committed than us," he said. "Things we tried didn't come off - things they tried did. "I thought our backline played very well. We got some good running from there but broke down in the forward line. Apart from Shane Ruyg we didn't really have an effective forward. He tried to get them moving up there."
The Lions had several players featuring throughout the game. Rovers Jamie Crozier, the best player afield, Shane Lenon capitalised on the solid ruck work by John Lawton. Lenon played a loose man in defence and on the ball and gathered 29 possessions with Crozier (22 possessions) and ruck rover Jed Lawton (31) key players in providing constant drive. 
The Lions last line nullified Griffith's attack. Glenn Evans at fullback and back pockets Damien Carroll and David Logan cleared effectively all day. Halfback flanker Jason Hamblin also generated play from the backline.
Centre halfback Wayne Brown was up there with the best of them, teenage wingman Daniel McPherson enjoyed a top duel with Swans' Joe Agresta while centre half forward Stephen Carroll and full forward Mick Walsh sparked forward movements. Half forward flanker David Currie bagged five goals from as many attempts to cap off a top finals series while Hughes worked hard in the centre against Parish.
Mark Carroll, included in the side as 20th man ahead of Anthony Quinn on Saturday morning, came on for Winter who left the ground after a clash with Parish. Winter took no further part in the game. ... to be continued ... page missing.  
(By Stephen Shaw - The Daily Advertiser, Monday, September 30, 1991). 

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